Sonics win their last game at the KeyArena in Seattle
At least the Sonics ended their era in Seattle on a high note.
We could very well have seen the last NBA game the Sonics will ever play at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. In what has been an emotional night for the fans in Seattle, the Sonics rallied from a six-point deficit in the final three minutes to beat the powerhouse Dallas Mavericks team, 99-95, last Sunday.
If this game was the last game the Seattle Sonics will have at the KeyArena, at least they ended what has been 41 years of basketball on a high note. The Seattle locals roared in appreciation, showing just how bad they still want the Sonics here and their plea to make them stay.
Sonics rookie Kevin Durant, who finished the game with 19 points and scored twice in the final 45 seconds to lead his team to a dramatic come-from-behind win, knew what Seattle wanted from their team that night and they delivered.
‘’I almost cried, to be honest with you. People kept saying it might be the last game in Seattle,’’ Kevin Durant said. ‘’It was phenomenal.’’
Phenomenal it was indeed. Even ex-Sonic Gary Payton showed up to pay his respects to his former team before the possible move from Seattle to Oklahoma. ‘’It will be a disaster if they move them after 41 years,’’ Gary Payton said before halftime. ‘’I don’t think these fans deserve that.’’
‘’But anything is possible. Everybody just needs to keep their hopes up and it will work out.’’
‘’Things working out’’ depends on a Seattle judge now. (Whoever he or she may be…) If the Seattle judge rules that the Sonics must occupy KeyArena for the final two seasons of their lease, the Sonics will stay.
OTHERWISE, new Sonics owner Clay Bennett will bring his new acquisition to his hometown, Oklahoma city.
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